So I blackmailed Dude with the whole, “but it’s MOTHER’S DAY and this is what I want for MOTHER’S DAY” [insert whiny voice] guilt trip this past weekend and made him pose for pictures with us. hehe. I’m glad to report that it worked.
He’s such a softie, my first born is.
We got some decent shots, but I wish we had had the foresight to steam the wrinkles out of the backdrops first.
GRR!
Oh well. We’ll look back on this and laugh.
I’m pretty happy with the photos, overall. I ordered three 5 x 7’s of this photo and three more 5 x 7’s of two more poses of just Dude through Snapfish. I also ordered four 4 x 6’s as well.
That’s 13 photos for a WHOPPING $10.00. Yeah. I’m pretty much in love with Snapfish. They’re affiliated with Flickr, so if you have a Flickr account and want to order prints, it will automatically send you over to Snapfish to complete your order. (You do need to sign up for an account at Snapfish, though). Not only are their prices VERY reasonable, but they deliver fast, too. I should have the photos by either Friday or Saturday.
I don’t think this whole graduation thing really hit Dude until he saw himself in his cap and gown. And I found out Tuesday night that the boy’s last “official” day of school is TODAY!! Actually, since Dude made such good grades this semester, he only has to take ONE FINAL tomorrow and that’s his first period class. After that? HE CAN LEAVE!
So today is his “official” last day of school. And I don’t think he really has a lot to do today, either. He will be going to his memories assembly and then probably goofing off and signing yearbooks the rest of the day.
He’s ECSTATIC, of course. I’m ecstatic for him! I remember how exciting it was to be a senior, feeling oh so important and “all that” *snap* around the underclassmen.
Dude has to go back to school on Tuesday morning in order to practice for graduation – and then he OFFICIALLY graduates Tuesday night. Jazz is playing with the band at graduation, so it’s going to be crazy getting everyone there and in position. Dude’s school is the last school to graduate in the city and another school will be leaving as we’re getting there so I anticipate a lot of chaos – but that’s okay, it’ll be worth it.
It still seems so unreal that we’ve reached this point. You work 13 years to get here and suddenly, HERE IT IS!! It’s just a bitter-sweet experience.
I have no idea what Dude is going to do after graduation. We’re not really going to pressure him to get a job until we get back from our vacation in late July, so he has a few months to relax and enjoy his new-found freedom. He did tell me that he wants to start experimenting with some sort of computer program and we received an OTC fall schedule in the mail the other day, so we’ll likely discuss him taking one (possibly two?) classes this fall. This will be in addition to his job, because he WILL be gainfully employed as well. (Granted the kid can find a job in this crappy economy).
He’s also expected to get up at a decent hour every morning, shower and change into regular clothes as opposed to sitting around all day in his jammies. With me, Kevin and Jazz all going our separate ways, that’s the least the boy can do. And he wants to anyway. When I asked him what time he was going to get up in the mornings he said, “7:00 o’clock,” so I’m pretty sure he knows the “rules” of living at home.
Now we just have to enforce them and show him that we’re serious.
At any rate, THIS IS IT! We’ve arrived at a crossroad in Dude’s life. Pull up a chair, have some popcorn and let’s watch to see which road he decides to take.
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